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a series of travel images from Africa, Senegal, Ile de Goree, Goree Island. Situated just three kilometers from Dakar of the mainland, it was the largest slave-trading centre on the African coast from the 15th to the 19th century. Today it is a tranquil place which serves as a reminder of human exploitation and as a sanctuary for reconciliation. It's a Unesco World Heritage site.
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - Goree Island is a small island just off the coast of Dakar
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - on the ferry from Dakar to Goree Island
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - arriving on tranquil Goree Island
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - local fishermen
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - local fishing boat in the harbour
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial style houses, narrow streets
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colourful textiles on display
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial style houses, Mediterranean feel
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial style houses, arcade, red ochre
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - the Maison des Esclave, Slave House, slave trade museum
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - statue at the Maison des Esclave
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - boulevard at the natural harbour
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - Fort d’Estrées, built by the French in the 1850's, now the historical museum of Gorée
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - Fort d’Estrées, the historical museum of Gorée
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - Fort d’Estrées, the historical museum of Gorée
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - Fort d’Estrées, cannon pointed towards Dakar
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - at the Fort d’Estrées
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - Fort d’Estrées, the historical museum of Gorée
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - Fort d’Estrées, built by the French in the 1850's
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - at the Fort d’Estrées
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - at the Fort d’Estrées
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - Fort d’Estrées, cannon with the Dakar ferry
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - church tower, colonial architecture
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial style houses, narrow streets
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial architecture
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial style house, balcony
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - traditional dress dolls
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial style house, balcony
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial style houses, narrow streets
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - restaurant at the harbour
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - salon de tresse, local fashion harstyle
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - statue at the Maison des Esclave
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - the Maison des Esclave, Slave House, slave trade museum
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - slave dungeons at the Maison des Esclave, Slave House
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - the door of no return, Maison des Esclave, Slave House
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - bougainvillea
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial villa
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - the small natural harbour
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - everyday life, goats and laundry
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - the Mosque and the Castel, hilltop fortress
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - a devout muslim, contemplating at sunset
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - the Dakar skyline at sunset
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - a Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - fishermen at work
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - crumbling colonial houses
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - a local painter' s work
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - traditional musician playing a Kora
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - the small natural harbour
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial style houses, narrow streets
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial architecture
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - hotel at the harbour
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - image of Haile Selassie, Ras Tafari (Rastafari)
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - a crumbling house
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - buste of Charles de Gaulle
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - cannon barrels at Le Castel, WWII French coastal artillery
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - a devout muslim, contemplating
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - view fromt Le Castel
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - the Mosque
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - Christmas stall at St. Charles church
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - St. Charles church interior
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - streetcorner in tranquil Goree town
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - bougainvillea
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial style house, balcony
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - Christmas stall at St. Charles church
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - bougainvillea in a backstreet
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial style houses, narrow streets
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - crumbling old house
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - laidback atmosphere
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - kids playing soccer in the square
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial style houses, narrow streets
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial architecture
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - Dakar skyline from the fort
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial style house, balcony
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - drying laundry
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - colonial architecture
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - fortified wall, coastal scene
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - fisherman at work
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - palm trees and agave near the fort
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - cannons at the Fort d’Estrées
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - St. Charles church
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - fortified walls, coastal scene
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - keep the island clean and green
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - tranquil Goree town
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Pictures of Senegal - Ile de Goree - the island from the Dakar ferry